Editing Tetris 99

|release='''Nintendo eShop:'''<br>{{release|USA|February 13, 2019<ref name=USA>''[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/tetris-99-switch/#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo of America''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>|Japan|February 14, 2019<ref name=Japan>''[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/arzna/index.html#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>|Europe|February 14, 2019<ref name=UK>''[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/TETRIS-99-1505396.html#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo UK''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>|Australia|February 14, 2019<ref name=Australia>''[https://www.nintendo.com.au/games/nintendo-switch/tetris-99#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo Australia''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>|HK|April 23, 2019<ref name=HK>''[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/tetris99/#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo HK''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>|South Korea|April 23, 2019<ref name=Korea>''[https://www.nintendo.co.kr/switch/games/tetris99/#gameDetails Tetris 99]''. ''Nintendo of Korea''. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>}}'''Physical release:'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 9, 2019<ref name=Japan/>|HK|August 9, 2019<ref name=HK/>|South Korea|August 9, 2019<ref name=Korea/>|Australia|September 6, 2019<ref>[https://www.amazon.com.au/Tetris-Nintendo-Individual-Membership-forNintendo/dp/B07VGKKQKZ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Tetris 99 + 12 Month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership for Nintendo Switch]. ''Amazon Australia''. Retrieved August 29, 2023</ref>|USA|September 9, 2019<ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-finally-confirms-tetris-99-retail-release-for-america/ Nintendo finally confirms Tetris 99 retail release for America] ''Destructoid''. Retrieved August 29, 2023</ref>|Europe|October 1, 2019<ref name=UK/>}}

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The game features a selection of themes based on various ''Nintendo'' games, including several based on the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. New themes have periodically been added since release, usually of newly released games.

 

''Tetris 99'' is a multiplayer puzzle game in which 99 players play against each other at the same time, with the aim to be the last player remaining. As with the traditional ''[[Tetris]]'' formula, players rotate and drop shaped bricks known as {{wp|tetromino}}es onto a board. Players can clear tetrominoes by completing rows across both sides, whereas players will lose if tetrominoes overflow off the top of the board. As with modern ''Tetris'' rules, players have the option to store a tetromino piece to swap out at any time. By clearing multiple lines or performing continuous line clears in a row, players can send "garbage" to other players, which will appear on their board unless they can quickly clear lines in response. More garbage can be sent by completing combination moves in succession of making a "tetris" (matching 4 lines at once) or performing a "T-spin" (squeezing the T-shaped tetromino into a position it would otherwise not fall into by rapidly rotating it).

During gameplay, small grids representing the other 98 players are displayed at the sides of the main board. Players can either choose to target individual players, or have the computer automatically target other players based on one of four criteria: random players, those who are targeting the player, those who are close to being defeated, and those who possess badges. Badges are earned by knocking out a player with garbage (or gray lines), which earns them a piece of a badge, along with any other badges or pieces that player had. The more badges a player completes and possesses, the more lines they can send to other players at a time (up to a 100% boost). At the end of a game, players will earn experience that will increase their level.  

In May 2019, paid [[downloadable content]] (DLC) was released for the game, named the Big Block DLC. The DLC adds 4 offline modes in total: Marathon, the traditional single-player ''Tetris'' mode where play continues until the stack reaches the top of the well; CPU Battle, where players battle 98 {{wp|Video game bot|bot players}}; Local Arena, where up to eight [[Nintendo Switch]] players play in the same arena via local wireless; and Two Player Share Battle, where two players share Joy-Con and play the same game in local co-op.

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===Special themes for the ''Super Mario'' and ''Wario'' franchises ===

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|November 9, 2023 - November 13, 2023<ref>Nintendo of America (November 6, 2023). [https://youtu.be/Yfs7T_WSz6g Tetris® 99 – 36th MAXIMUS CUP Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 6, 2023.</ref>

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